Today was my day at home, and I made it worthwhile...I did some of the housekeeping stuff I've been talking about all week (tons of laundry, made phone calls, finished Christmas cards, etc.) and I ran a bunch of errands. The errands weren't as productive as I'd have liked and were a bit costly...I picked up my new glasses ($93 - will be reimbursed by my FSA), went to the liquor store for a grab bag gift ($15), went to the grocery store for a couple of things ($12.25), and went to CVS for hubby's vitamins ($9). I also picked up $50 in gift cards that hubby needed. When I'm done here, I have 4 more gifts to get...should be about $50 total, and I'll pay for them with gift cards that I have on hand.

On the unproductive side, I had to run to the Verizon Wireless store to check out the deal with my brother's bill. (Hasn't paid for a few months - long story - and they disconnected his phone). He's not going to be able to pay the bill for at least another month, so I was going to see if I could throw a few bucks toward it to at least get it on, but they wouldn't budge unless the whole thing was paid. So unfortunately he's out of luck, and I spent some time for naught. I also tried to stop by the local Gap store for a gift certificate, but the parking lot was SO crowded, I literally drove in one end, up and down all of the aisles, and out the other end because there were no spots and I don't do well with crowds. Finally, I also tried to stop by my bank. I didn't want to go in, and the drive through line was 8 cars long, with only 1 teller open, so I passed. Then I forgot that this was DD's last CCD class before the holiday, and so I left the gifts for her teachers at home. I'll give them out after the holiday, but it just seems so lame...

So I guess that means that I have things to do tomorrow...I also called PNC Bank today, because I hadn't received my $25 BP gift card for opening my account. I'm guessing that the rep never sent in the paperwork, so when I followed up, he said they no longer have BP cards, but could send me a $25 Best Buy gift card instead. That works for me. He's sending it from the local office, so I should have it in a week or so...

I am digging my new Shell credit card. I was able to charge the first installment of my auto insurance, and my glasses, which will earn me a rebate of about $18. That's 1/2 tank of gas, and I've only had it one day. Wahoo. (Though I normally don't charge $600 worth of stuff per day, thank goodness!). That's about it from here...